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ROGERS.

PEN HULDER.

No. 341,350. Patented May 4, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL S. ROGERS, OF ASSOTIN CITY, \VASHINGTON TERRITORY.

PEN-HOLDER.

EFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,350, dated May 4,1886.

Application illU-(l March 16, 1885. Renewed March 16, 1886. Serial No.195,480. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. ROGERS, of Assotin City, Assotin county,\Vashington Territory, have invented a new and Improved Pen-Holder; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming apart of this specification, in which- Figure 1represents a perspective View of the hand of a writer in the act ofusing a penholder constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 isalongitudinal section through the pen-holder. Fig. 3 is a transversesection taken on the line 00 x in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectiontaken on the line y y in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken onthe line 2: z in Fig. 2. Figs. 6 and 7 show detail views, also inperspective, of two modifications of the center spindle of thepen-holder.

This invention relates to pen-holders; and it consists in the detailedconstruction and com- .the pen.

In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference indicatecorrespondingparts in all the figures.

G is the center spindle of the pen-holder, provided with the collar 0atits lower end. The upper portion of this spindle is bent round,forming the spring-bar 0, having acatch, 0 at the end of it.

c is a nut for adjusting the tension of the spring-bar.

D is atube which surrounds the center spindle, 0. one side of it, andwith a collar, E, one side of which is cut away, as shown at e in Figs.2 and 5, the remaining portion of the said collar forming a catch, withwhich the catch 0 can engage.

F is a tube surrounding the tube D, and

It is provided with a long slot, d, in

provided with a stop, f, which works longitudinallyin the slot d,andkeeps thesaid tube D from turning round. The endf of tube F is madetongue-shaped and bent upward, so as to support that part of the penwhich projects from the holder. A small screw, f is inserted through thetubes D and F, the use of which is to act as a stop to the collar on theend of the center spindle and prevent it from coming apart from the restof the pen-holder.

G is a tube which completely surrounds the tube F, so as to form aspace, 9, which forms the fountain or ink-reservoir of the pen.

9 is a stopper, which can be removed to fill the fountain.

g is a very small hole in the tube G, which is made slightly thickerround this hole, so as to bearagainst the inside surface of the pen.

H is a tube of rubber or other elastic material. This surrounds the tubeG and holds the pen in position over the hole 5/.

I is a small lever of bent wire, hinged in the rubber tube H, andextending for a short distance between it and the tube F. The end ofthis lever is bent at right angles to it, forming a short plunger, 13,which works back and forth in a hole in the said tube F when the end ofthe lever is pressed downward and allowed to rise again by theelasticity of tube Gr.

I sometimes dispense with the use of tube D and secure the collar Edirectly to the end of tube F, which does not then require to have thestop f formed on it.

The ink contained in the fountain g is fed to the pen through the hole gby the movement of the nibs of the pen against the writing material.WVhenthe ink does not flow freely enough, it can be made to do so bypressing the lever I so as to make the plunger z work back and forth inthe hole in the fountain. When the catch a is connected to the collar E,as shown in Fig. 2, the pen-holder is operated by and held between thefingers in the usual manner, so that the end of the center spindleslides back and forth on the hook I), which serves as a guide. \Vhen thecatch a is disconnected from the collar E, the end of the center spindleis held stationary by the hook I), which is gripped by the tension ofnut 0 between the said spindle and the spring-bar c. The pen-holder thenslides back and forth upon the center spindle, O, and is also free torevolve upon itin either direction, as required in the act of writing.

Fig. 6 shows a simple modification of the center spindle, which, in thiscase. is made of a wire bent double at K, upon which the penholderslides back and forth, and is provided with spring ends k 70, which canbe sprung over one of the fingers of the writer just above theknuckle-joint, to connect the same to the hand. In order to facilitatethe removal of the ends from the finger, they are made with slopingportions It. hen the collar E is pressed upon these sloping portions,the ends k are sprung apart and the finger is set free. Z is a screw andthumb-nut for regulating the tension of the ends 7; is.

Fig. 7 shows another modification of the same device; but in this caseone of the spring ends k is hinged to the body of the inst rument, tostill further facilitate its attachment and detachment with the linger,and both ends are covered with rubber casings it, to preserve the skinof the writer from injury.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In apenholder, the combination, with a central spindle, ofsurrounding tubes, one having an end or projection resting against theunder side of the outer portion of the pen and the other tubes adaptedto receive between then] the inner end of the pen, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a penholder, the combination of a central spindle, the tube F,adapt-ed to slide thereon, and provided with the end f, the collar E,the tube G, forming the fountain g, and having the small hole therein,and the'rub ber tube II, for holding the pen, substantially as describedand shown, and for the purpose set forth. I

3. In a penholder, the combination of the tube F, adapted to slide backand forth upon a central spindle, and provided with the end f, the tubeG, forming the fountain g, and having the small hole g therein, therubber tube H, for holding the pen, and the lever I, the end i of whichforms a short plunger, sub stantially as shown and described.

at. In a pen'holder, the combination of a device, substantially asdescribed, for the connection of the pen-holder to the finger, and thepen-holder having a sliding or extensible connection with said device,whereby the holder and finger are adapted to have the required relativemovements in the operation of writing, substantially as set forth.

5. Ina pen-holder, the combination of a central spindle having springends 7c 7c and sloping portions It 70,, the tube F, adapted to slideback and forth upon the said central spindle, and provided with the endf, the collar E, thetnbe G, forming the fountain g, and having the smallhole g therein, and the rubber tube H, for holding the pen,substantially as shown and described.

6. In a pen-holder, the combination of a central spindle, the tube D,having the slot (1, and adapted to slide back and forth upon the saidcentral spindle, the tube F, provided with the end f and the stopf, thecollar E, the tube G, forming the fountain and having the small hole gtherein, and the rubber tube II, for holding the pen, substantially asshown and described.

- S. S. ROGERS.

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